Youth Engaged in Society (YES) 2020-2021

Beneficiaries Description: Direct beneficiaries are 1,400 - 14-17 years old students from 70 schools of Armenia

Project Areas: Yerevan and 4 regions of Armenia

Project Goal: to promote the further development of civil society by organizing structured debate clubs in the schools

Project Objectives:

  • increasing the knowledge and interest of young Armenians in key issues related to the development of civil society, democracy, and human rights,
  • building on-line communication and analytical thinking skills that will permit young Armenians to more actively participate in the development of Armenian society, today and later in their adult lives, 
  • adding value to the education system and increasing enthusiasm of young Armenians for learning through in-person and on-line participatory methods.
Project Type: Self-developed
Start Date: September 1, 2020
End Date:May 31, 2021
Coordinator / Responsible Person:Ruben Krrikyan
Implementer: JMF
Project Cost by JMF:AMD: 23,740,000  USD: 48,948
Beneficiaries Number:1,400